Saiha
district of Mizoram has total population of
56,574
as per the Census 2011. Out of which
28,594
are males while
27,980
are females. In 2011 there were total
11,144
families residing in Saiha district. The Average Sex
Ratio of Saiha district is
979.

As per Census 2011 out of total population,
44.4%
people lives in Urban areas while
55.6%
lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 95.1% while that in the rural areas is 85.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Saiha district is 971 while that of Rural areas is 985.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Saiha
district is 9653 which is
17%
of the total population. There are 4997 male children
and 4656 female children between the age 0-6 years.
Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Saiha is
932
which is
less
than Average Sex Ratio (979) of Saiha district.

The total literacy rate of
Saiha district is
90.01%. The male literacy rate is 76.45% and the female
literacy rate is 72.81% in Saiha district.

Population

56,574

Literacy

90.01%

Sex Ratio

979

To facilitate the administration, Saiha district is further
divided into
2
Blocks (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting
sub-districts. Blocks consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Saiha Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Saiha district.

Total

Male

Female

Children (Age 0-6)

9,653

4,997

4,656

Literacy

90.01%

76.45%

72.81%

Scheduled Caste

83

52

31

Scheduled Tribe

54,642

27,226

27,416

Illiterate

14,341

6,733

7,608

Caste-wise Population - Saiha district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes
0.1%
while Schedule Tribe (ST) were
96.6%
of total population in Saiha district of Mizoram.

Total

Male

Female

Schedule Caste

83

52

31

Schedule Tribe

54,642

27,226

27,416

Religion-wise Population - Saiha district

Religion

Total

Male

Female

Hindu

933

(1.65%)

672

261

Muslim

514

(0.91%)

385

129

Christian

54,977

(97.18%)

27,468

27,509

Sikh

11

(0.02%)

9

2

Buddhist

102

(0.18%)

40

62

Jain

4

(0.01%)

2

2

Other Religion

2

(0%)

1

1

No Religion Specified

31

(0.05%)

17

14

Literacy Rate - Saiha district

The total literacy rate of
Saiha district was 90.01% in 2011 which is
less
than average literacy rate 91.33% of Mizoram. Population-wise, out of total
42,233 literates,
males were 21,861 while females were 20,372.
Also the male literacy rate was 92.64% and the female
literacy rate was 87.34% in Saiha district.

Saiha district

Mizoram

Female

87.34%

89.27%

Male

92.64%

93.35%

Total

90.01%

91.33%

Sex Ratio - Saiha district

The Sex Ratio of Saiha district is
979
. Thus for every 1000 men there were
979
females in Saiha district. Also as per Census
2011, the Child Sex Ration was
932
which is
less
than Average Sex Ratio (
979
) of Saiha district.

Population Density - Saiha district

The total area of Saiha district is
1,399 km2.
Thus the density of Saiha district is
40
people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of
Census 2011, around
53
sq. km. area is under urban region while
1,346
sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Saiha district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Saiha, 44.38% people lived in urban regions
while 55.62% in rural areas. The total figure of population
of urban population was 25,110 out of which 12,741 were males while remaining 12,369 were females.
In rural areas of Saiha, male population was 15,853
while female population was 15,611.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Saiha was 971 females per 1000 males.
Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Saiha was 908
girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Saiha were 3,796 which is 15.12% of total urban population.
Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Saiha was 985 females
per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Saiha was 947 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Saiha for urban regions was 95.1 percent in which
males were 96.09% literate while female literacy stood at
94.09%. The total literate
population of Saiha was 42,233. Similarly in rural areas of Saiha, the
average literacy rate was 85.77 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females
stood at 89.75% and
81.76% respectively. Total literates in rural areas
of Saiha were 21,963.

Rural

Urban

Population %

55.62%

44.38%

Total population

31,464

25,110

Male population

15,853

12,741

Female population

15,611

12,369

Sex ratio

985

971

Child sex ratio (0-6 age)

947

908

Child population

5,857

3,796

Literates

21,963

20,270

Average literacy

85.77%

95.1%

Male literacy

89.75%

96.09%

Female literacy

81.76%

94.09%

Child Population - Saiha district

According to Census 2011, there were
9,653
children between age 0 to 6 years in Saiha district. Out of
which
4,997
were male while
4,656
were female.

Working Population - Saiha district

In Saiha district out of total population, 19,461 were
engaged in work activities. 75.5% of
workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months)
while 24.5% were
involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 19,461 workers
engaged in Main Work, 7,064 were cultivators (owner or co-owner)
while 192 were Agricultural labourer.